Sir Walter Scott - “The Wizard of the North” - BBC Omnibus

2021 marks the 250th anniversary of Sir Walter Scott, the world’s first international best selling author.

The inventor of the historical romance influencing writers from Dickens to Tolstoy, Sir Walter Scott became known as “The Wizard of the North” because of his incredible powers of invention, and his adventure stories took the world by storm.

With readings from:
The Young Lochinvar
The Lady of the Lake
The Lay of the Last Minstrel
Rob Roy
Waverley
The Heart of Midlothian
Ivanhoe

Writer Allan Massie
Narrator Hannah Gordon
ActorsTom Flemming, Crawford Logan

Contributors
Dame Jean Maxwell-Scott
Mrs Patricia Maxwell-Scott
Ian Rankin - Thriller Writer
Phillipa Gregory - Historical Novelist
David Cunningham - University of Glasgow
Gerard Caruthers
Douglas Gifford - Professor of Literature, University of Glasgow
Peter MacDonald - Tartan expert

Rostrum - Malcom Paris
Dubbing Mixer - Cy Jack
Sound - Allan Young
Lighting - Donny Campbell, Michale Carr
Camera Assistant - Chris Burns
Production Assistant - Jane Singleton
AP - Mhairi McNeill
Photography - Michael Miles, Mark Smith
Film Editor - Jan Leman

Series Editor - Nigel Walters
Produced and Directed by Louise Wardle

BBC Scotland for BBC network. First shown as part of BBC Omnibus 10/2/1997. Shot on 16mm Eastmancolour, Stereo and saved from VHS!
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